UNION CITY More than 700 job hunters crowded around representatives of roughly two dozen employers at a jobs fair at Union City High School Wednesday night.

Alex Cando, 25, of Union City, a six-year Army veteran, returned from Afghanistan in January. Cando chatted about employment opportunities with Pennsylvania State Police recruiter Trooper Yao-Ming Chen.

“I’m interested because I worked as a military police officer and it would be an easy transition,” Cando said.

Sharon Lyons of Jersey City stood in line to speak to a representative of the Bayonne Medical Center and was hopeful she could find an administrative or clerical position.

“I have administrative skills and I currently volunteer, so I hope they will consider that,” said Lyons, a volunteer secretary at a Jersey City church.

“Every time I come to a job fair I try to be positive. There must be 20 tables here, so there must be at least 20 jobs.”

Junior Pajuelo, 29, of Linden, a medical assistant, chatted with a U.S. Marines recruiter but found out he didn’t meet the age requirement.

“I’m too old,” said Pajuelo, who said he is single and is the father of a 9-month-old son. “I definitely want to strive for better for him. For God and for him.”

Carl Palamasano, 68, and his 58-year-old wife Gloria stopped to fill out a form at the table of Tribeca Oven, which is located in Carlstadt. They were searching for a better job for Gloria.

“She works in a warehouse and it’s a little on the hard side,” the husband said. “We are just looking for something, something a little easier, a little more money.”

The jobs fair was organized by the office of Union City Mayor Brian Stack. The city holds jobs fair about every three months and each is attended by 700 to 800 job seekers, a spokeswoman for the mayor said.